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Saturday, February 28, 2015

Tabula Rosa Blog Of The Day - Internet Neutrality Clarified!

Now that the United States FCC has ruled in
favor of Internet Neutrality, here is a simple explanation of what this
means for netizens. Do not believe the propaganda of many extremists and
lobbyists who are claiming this ruling constitutes a takeover of the
Internet - it is exactly the opposite!

Similarly, if you are outside of the United
States, the ruling still applies because a huge amount of Internet
traffic flows through US carries and providers. Also some countries do
not have high-speed and access limitation because certain governments
allow carries to limit speed and availability. We all should do our part
to make this and simple access a reality for all!

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The New Net-Neutrality Policy, in Three Simple Phrases

What America's historic ruling means
in plain English

Tim FernholzFeb 26 2015, 3:26 PM ET

Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP

The U.S. Federal Communications
Commission just adopted strict net-neutrality rules that will treat the
Internet like a public utility. What’s in the new regulations? There are three
major principles that Internet-service providers—like Comcast, AT&T, Time
Warner Cable, and Verizon—have to follow when sending data from their networks
to your computer:

No Blocking

Internet providers can’t prevent you
from accessing “legal content, applications, services, or non-harmful devices”
when you’re on the Internet. This is intended to prevent censorship and
discrimination of specific sites or services. Some open-Internet advocates worry
the phrase “legal content” will create a loophole that might let Internet
providers block stuff they see as questionable on copyright grounds without a
fair hearing.

No Throttling

Internet providers can’t
deliberately slow down data from applications or sites on the Internet. That
means, for instance, that a broadband company has to let all traffic flow
equally, regardless of whether it’s coming from a competitor or a streaming
video service like Netflix that uses a lot of data.

No Paid Prioritization

Internet providers can’t charge
content providers extra to bring their data to you faster. That means no
Internet “fast lanes,” because regulators fear they will lead to degraded
service for anyone not willing to pay more.

If content providers or the networks that
underly the Internet complain about Internet providers acting as gatekeepers
for their users, the FCC says it will have the authority “to hear complaints
and take appropriate enforcement action if necessary, if it determines the
interconnection activities of ISPs are not just and reasonable.” It’s not clear
yet what that will mean in practice.

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